04/06/2026
𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 | 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉, 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒕𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒎𝒊’𝒔 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆.
𝘉𝘺: 𝘈𝘳. 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴
I was never really expecting that I would end up dedicating most of my time to the service of the church. At thirteen, I was just a reluctant young boy, simply tagging along with my parents to support my older brother, who just entered the ministry of altar servers. We were attending a regular 5:30pm weekday mass schedule, I wasn’t really paying attention at that time to the liturgy. I was pre occupied in studying for an exam that was due within the week and fully lock-in reading my textbook.
Suddenly, my booked vanished from my hands. A woman everyone called “Ate Mimi” had taken it, replacing it with a sotana. She made me vest up and serve right then and there, just letting me observe what my brother was doing at that time. Not knowing that I was actually being charted on a course for a life dedicated to the ministry.
To some she was an “Ate”, but to us altar servers, she was a “Mother”. From my days as a young aspirant to my time leading the ministry as the Knight Commander, Ate Mimi was an unwavering backbone. No matter the hurdles, she poured her life into protecting the ministry and molding us into capable leaders.
Even though I am no longer serving as an altar server and now having transitioned into leading a new team of creatives. Ate Mimi nonetheless, still remains as one of the anchor that grounded me in church service. The leadership and faith she instilled in me back then are what still drive me to serve the church.
She spent decades fiercely nurturing and sustaining NSDR-KOASM. Today, she is facing her toughest hurdle yet as she fights cancer. She has always been a mother to many of us, now it’s our turn to be her backbone. I warmly invite my fellow alumni brothers, supporters, family and friends, in supporting her medical journey through prayers and donations.
Keep Fighting Ate Mimi!
Our Lady of the Rule, pray for us.
